4.4 Propose a strategy to manage risks when balancing individual rights and duty of care in own area of responsibility

Management and Leadership Level 5 in Health and Social Care

Answer: 1.2 Analyse the potential effects of barriers to equality and inclusion in own area of responsibility

Inclusion, equality of opportunity and anti-discrimination are central principles in social care. All activity needs to be planned on the basis that some people may need additional support to overcome the barriers they face. Barriers are those things that prevent or make access to a service more difficult for certain groups and individuals. The barriers faced in your own workplace will be related to your own working environment and on the area of care you work in. These barriers could include one or more of the following: